I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely. — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
They [political leaders ] thought the only problem was the banking system, and if they fixed the banking system, all would be… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
I understand why political leaders in the beginning want to be cheerleaders to generate optimism. But to admit that they didn't understand… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
When Donald Trump campaigned for president, he told the American people that he would be a different type of Republican, that he… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
The protesters have called into question whether there is a real democracy. Real democracy is more than the right to vote once… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
Put yourself in the shoes of one of these oligarchs who has been given a gift of $10 billion. Russia is in… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
The euro zone was driven by the neoliberal view that markets are always efficient. That in itself is political. There was no… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
For the United States, our political system is clearly distorted. We have gerrymandering so that there is a situation where a million… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely. — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
But individuals and firms spend an enormous amount of resources acquiring information, which affects their beliefs; and actions of others too affect their beliefs. — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
China, with its large emerging middle class, is among the big beneficiaries of globalization. — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
Trickle-down economics is a myth. Enriching corporations - as the TPP would - will not necessarily help those in the middle, let alone those… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
Some people say we have this inequality because some people have been contributing much more to our society, and so it's fair that they… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
It's actually a tribute to the quality of economics teaching that they have persuaded so many generations of students to believe in so much… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
In an economy, when the government spends more and invests in the economy, that money circulates, and recirculates again and again. So not only… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
The laws of normal economics dictate that lower taxes combined with increased spending will lead to bigger deficits. — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
As I noted in my Nobel lecture, an early insight in my work on the economics of information concerned the problem of appropriability -… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
We noted the psychological problems facing many of the returning from Iraq veterans - of the 700,000 returning veterans, more than a 100,000 have… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
World War II was really unusual, because America was in the Great Depression before. So the war did help the US economy to get… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
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